Newark Generals' Ben Dickson tries to maintain possession of the puck against the Westerville Warcats at the Lou and Gib Reese Ice Arena.

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Tom Wilson
Sentinel Reporter

What started out as a good night for the Newark Generals turned south in a hurry. It took the Generals only six seconds to score on Jan. 10 against visiting Westerville, but then something strange happened: Newark veered from its game plan.

The Warcats made the Generals pay as they scored in bunches in a 9-1 Greater Columbus High School Club Hockey League game at Lou and Gib Reese Ice Arena.

"We honestly don't know what happened," Newark coach Don Jennings said. "We challenged the guys on the bench (during the game). It's beyond frustrating because you get to a point where we go through a pregame ...